Oldsmobile Rocket
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Oldsmobile Rocket is a historic line of high-compression V8 engines introduced by Oldsmobile in the late 1940s that became iconic for their performance and influence on the early muscle car era.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oldsmobile Rocket canonical | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Rocket 88 automobile | 1 |
| Oldsmobile Rocket V8 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V8 engine
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automobile engine family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hot rodding culture
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postwar American performance boom ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
featured in period advertising and songs
ⓘ
popularized the term Rocket in automotive marketing ⓘ |
| designGoal |
high power-to-weight ratio
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improved performance over flathead engines ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II ⓘ |
| firstDisplacement | 303 cubic inches ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| headMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| influenced |
early American performance cars
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muscle car era ⓘ |
| introduced | 1949 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Oldsmobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingName | Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | performance-oriented engine option ⓘ |
| notableApplication |
drag racing
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stock car racing ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high compression ratio
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lightweight for its displacement ⓘ oversquare design ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first mass-produced high-compression OHV V8s ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
303 Rocket V8
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324 Rocket V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ 371 Rocket V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ 394 Rocket V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ 400 Rocket V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ 425 Rocket V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ 455 Rocket V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| predecessorType | Oldsmobile straight-8 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionDecade |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| successor |
Oldsmobile big-block V8 family
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Oldsmobile small-block V8 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Oldsmobile 88
NERFINISHED
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Oldsmobile 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldsmobile Super 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvetrain | overhead valve ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oldsmobile Rocket V8
this entity surface form:
Oldsmobile Rocket 88 automobile